An information processing system includes a CPU, computers, and a display device that displays a display screen including videos or images transmitted from the computers on a display. The display device includes a first input port to a fourth input port for receiving a video signal transmitted from each of the computers and a first output port to a fourth output port for outputting an operation signal to each of the computers. The CPU outputs a detection signal for changing the image to each of the first output port to the fourth output port, detects a change in the image on the display screen, and sets a combination of the output port that has output the detection signal and the input port corresponding to the display screen in which the image has changed.
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1. A display device communicably connectable to each of two or more information terminals, the display device comprising: a display unit; two or more input ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and receiving a video signal transmitted from each of the two or more information terminals; two or more output ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and outputting an operation signal to each of the two or more information terminals; and a processor that causes the display unit to display a display screen including an image corresponding to the video signal input to at least one input port among the two or more input ports; wherein the processor: displays the image corresponding to the video signal input on a divided area of the display screen, shifts to a connection processing state where a combination of the at least one input port and the two or more output ports is automatically set, causes each of the two or more output ports to sequentially output a detection signal for changing the image, detects a change of the image included in the display screen, and sets a combination of a setting output port from which the detection signal is output when the image has changed among the two or more output ports and the at least one input port to which the video signal corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit is input when the image has changed.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display screen includes two or more subscreens corresponding respectively to the two or more input ports, the detection unit detects a setting sub-screen in which the image has changed among the two or more subscreens, and the connection setting unit sets a combination of the setting output port and a setting input port corresponding to the setting sub-screen in which the image has changed among the two or more input ports.
3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the detection signal output unit causes the detection signal to be output from each of the two or more output ports when a screen configuration displayed on the display unit has changed.
4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection signal output unit causes the detection signal to be output from each of the two or more output ports when a predetermined user operation is performed.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection signal output unit causes the detection signal to be output from each of the two or more output ports when a connection state at the two or more input ports has changed.
6. A non-transitory storage medium storing a control program causing a computer of a display device communicably connectable to each of two or more information terminals and including a display unit, two or more input ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and receiving a video signal transmitted from each of the two or more information terminals, two or more output ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and outputting an operation signal to each of the two or more information terminals to execute a process comprising: (a) causing the display unit to display a display screen including an image corresponding to the video signal input to at least one input port among the two or more input ports; (b) displaying the image corresponding to the video signal input on a divided area of the display screen, (c) shifting to a connection processing state where a combination of the at least one input port and the two or more output ports is automatically set, (d) causing each of the two or more output ports to sequentially output a detection signal for changing the image; (e) detecting a change of the image included in the display screen, and (f) setting a combination of a setting output port from which the detection signal is output when the image has changed among the two or more output ports and the at least one input port to which the video signal corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit is input when the image has changed.
7. A control method, comprising: causing a processor of a display device communicably connectable to each of two or more information terminals and including a display unit, two or more input ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and receiving a video signal transmitted from each of the two or more information terminals, two or more output ports corresponding respectively to the two or more information terminals and outputting an operation signal to each of the two or more information terminals to execute: (a) causing the display unit to display a display screen including an image corresponding to the video signal input to at least one input port among the two or more input ports; (b) displaying the image corresponding to the video signal input on a divided area of the display screen, (c) shifting to a connection processing state where a combination of the at least one input port and the two or more output ports is automatically set, (d) causing each of the two or more output ports to sequentially output a detection signal for changing the image; (e) detecting a change of the image included in the display screen, and (f) setting a combination of a setting output port from which the detection signal is output when the image has changed among the two or more output ports and the at least one input port to which the video signal corresponding to the image displayed on the display unit is input when the image has changed.
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